Ronnie Irani
Ronald Charles Irani
Born: 26 October 1971, Leigh, Lancashire
Major Teams: Lancashire, Essex, England.
Known As: Ronnie Irani
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
Test Debut: England v India at Birmingham, 1st Test, 1996
Latest Test: England v New Zealand at The Oval, 4th Test, 1999
ODI Debut: England v India at The Oval, Texaco Trophy, 1996
Latest ODI: England v India at Colombo (RPS), ICC Champions Trophy, 2002/03
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(including 19/08/1999)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 3 5 0 86 41 17.20 51.19 0 0 2 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 32 10 112 3 37.33 1-22 0 0 64.0 3.50
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(including 22/09/2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 19 18 3 288 53 19.20 71.28 0 1 4 0
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 129.5 3 569 16 35.56 5-26 1 1 48.6 4.38
FIRST-CLASS
(1990 - 2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 173 285 35 9438 207* 37.75 18 50 64 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 3298.1 799 9762 330 29.58 6-71 9 0 59.9 2.95
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(1992 - 2002/03; last updated 10/11/2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 232 211 33 5306 124 29.80 3 31 58 0
O R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 1600.1 7140 290 24.62 5-26 9 4 33.1 4.46
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Few players become a legend during their career, but Ronnie Irani is one of
them, at least with followers of his county, Essex. Physically imposing, he
possesses enormous self-belief, while his admirers ensure that he is not
alone in the Ronnie Irani fan club.
It was not always so. Unable to hold down a regular first-team place
during four years with his native Lancashire, he moved south to Essex for
the 1994 season and immediately made an impact. He was awarded his county
cap during his first season at Chelmsford and, two years later, was in the
England one-day international team. Still an avid Manchester United
supporter, he made the memorable statement on his selection: "Can you
believe it, Ronnie Irani picked for England on the same day that Eric
Cantona is left out by France?"
The same season he was given a Test debut and while his batting showed
promise, his bowling was dispatched to all parts. After two matches he was
dropped, but he came back into international reckoning for the one-day
series against Pakistan at the end of that summer and was selected for the
1996/97 tour of Zimbabwe and New Zealand.
That tour was not an outstanding success, and it was two years before
Irani was recalled to international colours with a single Test appearance
against New Zealand when both he and England failed to impress. This recall
coincided with the appointment of his county captain Nasser Hussain as
England skipper, when, as vice-captain, Irani took over the Essex captaincy.
He disappointed on the England A tour to Bangladesh and New Zealand, when he
had few chances to impress and also contracted chicken-pox in Christchurch
to leave him, quite literally, isolated.
Cast back into the international wilderness, at county level Irani's
reputation was steadily enhanced, and with total justification. After
specialist bowling coaching from former Essex paceman Ian Pont, he added
both speed and control to his ebullient enthusiasm, while his batting
benefited from work with new county coach Graham Gooch. In 12 first-class
matches in 2002 he averaged 61.06 with the bat and took 29 wickets at 20.37.
His haul would have been greater had he not been equally prolific in
one-day cricket, forcing his way back into the England squad for the NatWest
Series of one-day internationals. It was not a selection that met with
universal approval, but he justified it by offering his captain a degree of
control with the ball and versatility with the bat, depending on whether the
innings needed rebuilding or greater momentum.
When the Test side was ravaged by injury in 2002 he was named in the
squad for the final match against India at the Oval, although he was
released in time to return to duty with his county. Nevertheless, he must
have been one of the early names on the team sheet when England announced
their squad for the ICC Champions Trophy tournament, and he was also added
to the Australian tour party as a one-day specialist. With the World Cup in
mind, his unquenchable self-belief and the confidence of his army of
supporters had, it seemed, begun to rub off on the selectors. (Copyright
CricInfo October 2002)
Last Updated: Sunday, 10-Nov-2002 17:21:34 GMT
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